video 💎 un: Tohsaka Rin

[defenceless]

[the video opens to display the... somewhat incriminating desk of one rin tohsaka. are those vials and knives? yes, those are vials and knives. a few of the vials contain weird-colored liquids but don’t think about it too much.

apparently this is no reason for a tiny cygnet not to be hopping all over everywhere, chirping happily and nibbling away at a slice of apple rin holds between chopsticks. the gray downy baby swan wears a black collar inlaid with beautiful amethysts and diamonds. lazily leaning her cheek onto her hand, she speaks.]

I’ve developed a means of repelling that godawful holiday plant and withering any sprigs of mistletoe in your immediate vicinity. Simply state clearly,

"Verkümmern, Mistel."

And they’ll die. The catalyst for the enchantment has been sprinkled all across Chantes, so the spell should work wherever you are. Just don’t say the words wrong; I can’t be held responsible for what might happen, in that case.

[r.i.p. thirst. anyway, rin reveals a strange object that those more modern-familiar in alastair will recognize as a bedazzler gun.]

Now, then.

[rin sets down the apple (much to baby swan's dismay!) and calls to the servant carrying a tea tray behind her.]

Archer.

[a tall man in black armor and a pink apron glances over his shoulder. only his back is visible.

she spins her finger, gesturing for him to turn around. he does so with a rather impressive line face. there's a sword bedazzled out of shiny silver rhinestones stuck right to the front of his apron, just at chest level. rin faces the network again.]

Can anyone tell me what this [she lifts up the bedazzler gun and frowns in disgust/confusion.] is? The designs it creates are awfully tacky.

((OOC: The mistletoe-deactivating spell words will actually work, per discussion with the mods! Feel free to do whatever you want with it. Archer may reply to some tags/threads in this post.))

Comments

[bougy]

( Hawke scoffs and shakes her head. for as big of a flirt as she is she's actually kind of peeved about this. this isn't the kind of thing magic should be used for, clearly!! )

Which is why ALASTAIR cast it, I'm sure. Maybe it's a good way to resolve all that lingering unresolved sexual tension, but, personally, I find it takes a few years before it gets to the point where I actually need to. Or want to. If you didn't feel the same way, why go to all that trouble with the enchantment?

[defenceless]

[well, she'll hear no arguments from rin on that. her opposition to the strange mistletoe magic is responsible for everything!]

I... I do feel the same way! [she's flustered.] I'm just telling you the facts... The details of the magic. Also, ALASTAIR isn't responsible for them, they're a natural feature of the world.

[hey...]

Why are you bringing up your pent-up frustration in the first place?

[bougy]

( she stops a moment--sorry, so much for her search--and smirks, then laughs. )

Really? I guess I owe our employers a briefly worded apology. However--better flaunted than bottled up, I always say. When it comes to this kind of thing, you've got to let it know who's in charge. That's probably why it this mistletoe hasn't messed with me. ( but not actually )

[defenceless]

I'm not letting some asinine plant dictate how open I should be about relieving my own tension—!

[uh-oh. she's mad and sort of shouting. at least it's easy to discern that it's in that embarrassed, overreactive teenager way.

look, hawke, the one boy here who stole her first kiss isn't around anymore!! her boyfriend isn't in alastair!]

Just find the mistletoe, already!

[bougy]

( she smirks and, by Andraste's sanctified arse is it hard not to laugh. this is too easy. ) Hey there, you were the one who asked. It seems we are in agreement, if not exactly alike in--fervour. ( really, she should be soothing or at least sorry, but it's always amusing to see when she can rile someone up in a mostly harmless way. this is, of course, all teasing. in the meantime she manages to find some she remembered being in the vicinity when she was last passing through around here. Hawke takes the sprig in hand and studies it for a moment. )

It wasn't with that man, was it? Your servant. ( how else to explain the apron. )

[defenceless]

[the mistletoe doesn't freeze her in place, but rin is expecting as much, because she's alone. it's a relief just to see the plant finally, anyway.

she calms down easily, proof positive hawke hasn't inflicted any major ego damage.]

What wasn't with him...?

[is rin sure she wants to know]

[bougy]

Your 'magically induced' behaviour. ( just to make it clear, she twirls the mistletoe between her fingers. sorry, this is her attempt at...commiserating? no judgement is intended, magic can be used for such horrible purposes right. )

[defenceless]

[oh my god.

she did kiss archer, but it was mostly innocent fun and they didn't advance past that point.]

We didn't do anything! I kissed him, but it wasn't the mistletoe's fault— [wait, that sounds really bad.] It's none of your business!

[bougy]

( way to be super subtle, gg. it isn't her business, sure, but a reaction like that makes her want to make it hers. )

If it was actually helpful, I'm surprised you want to get rid of it. It's a good excuse to finally get over your inhibitions, yeah? Assuming it allows you to do something you've been wanting to do. ( deliberately teasing, she is. sorry it's too easy to resist. )

[defenceless]

[no, really. it's a sad story. she kissed him and then shoved him and ran off crying. :,)]

I haven't been wanting to kiss him...!

[which is completely true. more or less, it was thought up on the spur of the moment.]

If you have to know, though, not everyone you meet underneath the mistletoe is going to be so pleasant. Just try to say the words wrong now, okay?!